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MORNINGTON CRUISE & TRAVEL ANTARCTICA... THE GREAT ADVENTURE Fully escorted group tour from your own home. Departs Sunday 28th February 2021 Helloworld Travel Mornington Cruise & Travel 63 Main Street, Mornington VIC 3931 03 5975 3355 [email protected] HELLOWORLD TRAVEL MORNINGTON CRUISE & TRAVEL’S: ANTARCTICA... THE GREAT ADVENTURE Day 1 Sunday 28 February 2021 world nestles in the shelter of mountains surrounded by fertile plains DEPART MELBOURNE that the wildlife seem to have chosen as the ultimate sanctuary. With its exceptional site, where the Andes plunge straight into the sea, Ushuaia We will pick you up from your home, along with your fellow group is one of the most fascinating places on earth, its very name evocative members, and you will be transferred to Melbourne Airport. We will fly of journeys to the unlikely and the inaccessible. After our charter flight from Melbourne to Buenos Aires via Auckland with Air New Zealand arrives in Ushuaia, we will be met at Ushuaia airport arrivals hall by (Business Class option available). our PONANT local representatives. We will enjoy a scenic group coach On arrival in Buenos Aires we will be transferred to our accommodation at transfer from Ushuaia airport for the start of our tour to the Tierra Del the Sofitel for a good night of rest before commencing our big adventure. Fuego National Park. INFLIGHT Created in 1960, the park covers 155 acres, it is located southwest of the Overnight: Sofitel Buenos Aires Tierra Del Fuego Province of the Beagle Canal. Days 2 & 3 Monday 1 & Tuesday 2 March Tierra Del Fuego National Park showcases mountainous landscapes, ARRIVE IGUAZU FALLS lagoons, bogs and rivers draw a picturesque scenery reinforced by After our flight from Buenos Aires to Iguazu Falls, we will enjoy two the southern position of the park itself. The Darwin Mountains which spectacular nights at the Belmond Hotel, which overlooks the amazing represent the southern part of the Andes Mountains are mainly scenery of the falls themselves. responsible for such landscapes. Iguazu Falls are the largest waterfall system in the world, bordering both The tour will provide an opportunity to discover the local flora and Sub- Argentina and Brazil. Each side of the falls has something different to Antarctic landscapes. You may be lucky to encounter beavers, birds, wild show and we will use this two-day opportunity to explore both. On the orchids etc. This is a true paradise for Nature lovers. Brazil-Argentina border, a three kilometre stretch of riverbed vanishes In the afternoon we will be transported by coach to Ushuaia port for into a fracture in the earth. Vast and unstoppable, the Iguazu river embarkation of your Antarctica cruise. B,L,D thunders over the precipice and 275 individual waterfalls form in its place. Overnight: L’Austral for 15 nights To experience one of nature’s most powerful displays is unforgettable Days 6 & 7 Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 March at any time and having this sight to ourselves will be a truly unique experience. As the only hotel in Iguassu Falls National Park, our stay at DRAKE PASSAGE Belmond Hotel das Cataratas takes us right to the heart of adventure. Our days spent in the Drake Passage will familiarise ourselves with our We will enjoy exclusive access while the park is closed to the public, to ship and deepen our knowledge of the Antarctic. The Expedition Leader venture out at dawn and capture the sunrise over the falls. B will first present the IAATO rules of conduct that must be observed Overnight: Belmond Hotel Cataratas, 2 night special stay during landings in the region and will explain everything we need to know about the Zodiac® outings. Lectures about the history and wildlife of the Day 4 Wednesday 3 March Antarctic will be an opportunity for us to learn more about this magical IGUAZU FALLS - BUENOS AIRES region. From the ship’s bridge, we will experience exceptional sailing Today we fly back to Buenos Aires, again staying at the Sofitel . We will moments before joining the naturalist-guides on our ship’s exterior decks explore the colourful city of Buenos Aires with a city tour. After pick-up to look out for albatrosses, cape petrels, and other seabirds flying over from the hotel, we will head to downtown Buenos Aires, where we will see the Drake Passage. the Plaza de la República, which is a square where Obelisco de Buenos Crossing the Drake Passage: Aires can be found (Obelisk of Buenos Aires). Admire this 1936 monument Situated at the latitude of the infamous Furious Fifties winds, between placed to honour the foundation of the city.Then, we will visit the Plaza de Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands, this is the shortest route to Mayo, which is home to Casa Rosada, the official office of the Argentine Antarctica. As the Antarctic convergence zone where cold currents rising president. We will have time to visit surrounding buildings including the up from the South Pole meet warmer equatorial water masses, Drake Metropolitan Cathedral and city hall. Passage harbours a very diverse marine fauna. Catch a glimpse of elegant Our tour then takes us to the south part of the city as we reach the old albatross and Cape petrels, playfully floating about in the wind around our district of San Telmo, where we can admire its well-preserved colonial ship. architecture. We will pass Lezama Park and continue to the district of La Enjoy lectures and information sessions hosted by naturalist guides, Boca, famous for their football stadium of Boca Juniors. covering wildlife, history, geopolitics, the great explorers, climate and We will visit the famous Caminito street with its colourful buildings and environmental protection. local artists selling their work. We then drive through Puerto Madero, Or if you prefer, indulge in the relaxation facilities, fitness and body considered the most fashionable district in Buenos Aires, passing corner. The fitness room has kinesis equipment, running machines and Libertador Avenue to reach the district of Palermo. This district is home bicycles. The Carita beauty corner offers a balneo room, and a Hamman to the largest park in the city and the zoo of Buenos Aires, the Planetarium relaxation room. B,L,D Galileo Galilei and the Plaza Italia. Days 8, 9 & 10 Monday 7, Tuesday 8 & Wednesday 9 March Finally we will reach Recoleta, one of the most exclusive districts in the city for its elegant shops, beautiful architecture and cafes. Our tour ends ANTARCTIC PENINSULA in the city centre where we head back to our hotel. Succumb to the magic of a place unlike any other. To this day, the mythical La Ventana Tango Show with Dinner (evening): Antarctic Peninsula still holds real fascination and promises its visitors unforgettable moments. Throughout our adventure in this icy realm, we After hotel pick-up, we head to the district of San Telmo, considered the will find yourself in the heart of a spectacular decor in subtle shades of birthplace of tango and the oldest barrio in Buenos Aires. We arrive at a conventillo, a historic tenement where La Ventana takes place. Prior to the show, we will enjoy a delicious three-course dinner including a variety of Argentine and international dishes, accompanied by Argentine wines. The show will then commence as two tango orchestras and an Argentine folk music group play while talented couples dance on stage with sensuality and breath-taking precision. Listen to different styles of music played by the bands and sung by the singers. B,D Day 5 Friday 4 March PORT TRANSFER / EMBARK Capital of Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province, Ushuaia is considered the gateway to the White Continent and the South Pole. Nicknamed “El fin del mundo” by the Argentinian people, this city at the end of the Helloworld Travel Mornington Cruise & Travel HELLOWORLD TRAVEL MORNINGTON CRUISE & TRAVEL’S: ANTARCTICA... THE GREAT ADVENTURE blue and white, surrounded by exceptional wildlife. Penguins, humpback disembark along Saint Andrews Bay with the assistance of our naturalist whales, seals and giant petrels are at home here, as are elephant seals, guides. This bay bears a gift that is sure to enchant photographers. From fur seals, Antarctic minke whales, and orcas. Depending on which sites we the bay’s long grey-sand beach, home to abundant fur seals and elephant will be lucky enough to visit, you may get the chance to observe them and seals, we access a vast glacial trough bordered by steep mountainsides share with them the beauty of these extreme parts. and enclosed by Ross Glacier. Each day, based on ice conditions, the Captain and the Expedition Leader Here, at the heart of this valley, lies the climax of our visit, the largest will suggest Zodiac® outings or landings to discover the infinite riches of colony of king penguins on the South Georgia Islands. Witness the the Antarctic Peninsula. Glaciers, ice floe, tabletop icebergs, mountain surreal visual and auditory experience entire hillsides covered with adult peaks that plunge straight into the sea, volcanic beaches, research penguins dutifully going back and forth from land to water in order to feed stations, enchanting bays, and vestiges of the whaling industry: these are their young. the faces of the Antarctic that will likely reveal themselves to you, in a The Grytviken stopover is a highlight of South Georgia Island. This former hushed and surreal atmosphere. We will sail in the wake of Jean-Baptiste Whaling station, now a ghost town, is set against a serene backdrop Charcot, Adrien de Gerlache and Sir Ernest Shackleton, great Antarctic of ochre-coloured earth. Vestiges of the whaling industry are still very explorers who, from the 19th century, set out to conquer these remote and much present, particularly old whale bones and remnants of shipwrecks.

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